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Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: May 19, 2014
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Liner Note Author: Keith Murphy .
Recording information: Battery studios, Chicago, IL; CH Studios, New York, NY; Chevy Shack Studios, Atlanta, GA; Chicago recording Company; Chicago Trax Recording, Chicago, IL; Chung King Studios, New York, NY; Cove City Sound Studios, NY; Daddy's House Recording Studios, New York, NY; Echo Studios, Atlanta, GA; Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY; Middle Ear Studios; Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Rock Land Studios, Chicago, IL; Rosehip Studios, Chicago, IL; Soup Can Music, Harper Woods, MI; South Beach Studios; Studio 56; Studio Morin-Heights; Sylvester Stone Studios, Chicago, IL; The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, IL; The Dream Factory; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; United Sound Systems, Studio A, Detroit, MI; Vangard Studios, Oak Park, MI; Vanguard Studios, Detroit, MI.
Arranger: R. Kelly.
Over the course of the period covered here, 1991-2012, R. Kelly produced a varied and substantial back catalog -- one that can't be neatly summarized in two discs. Even if The Essential R. Kelly played it straight and included only his solo Top 20 R&B singles, it wouldn't be more representative. Since Kelly's work is so broad, ranging from traditional soul and adult contemporary to outlandish contemporary R&B, one would be better off assembling her/his own set of favorites on a track-by-track basis. This does provide an adequate sampling of Kelly's best work, including "She's Got That Vibe," "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition," "Step in the Name of Love," and "Feelin' Single." Its track list is significantly different compared to that of The World's Greatest, released in the U.K. in 2011, yet both sets are of roughly equal value. ~ Andy Kellman
Recording information: Battery studios, Chicago, IL; CH Studios, New York, NY; Chevy Shack Studios, Atlanta, GA; Chicago recording Company; Chicago Trax Recording, Chicago, IL; Chung King Studios, New York, NY; Cove City Sound Studios, NY; Daddy's House Recording Studios, New York, NY; Echo Studios, Atlanta, GA; Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY; Middle Ear Studios; Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Rock Land Studios, Chicago, IL; Rosehip Studios, Chicago, IL; Soup Can Music, Harper Woods, MI; South Beach Studios; Studio 56; Studio Morin-Heights; Sylvester Stone Studios, Chicago, IL; The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, IL; The Dream Factory; The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; United Sound Systems, Studio A, Detroit, MI; Vangard Studios, Oak Park, MI; Vanguard Studios, Detroit, MI.
Arranger: R. Kelly.
Over the course of the period covered here, 1991-2012, R. Kelly produced a varied and substantial back catalog -- one that can't be neatly summarized in two discs. Even if The Essential R. Kelly played it straight and included only his solo Top 20 R&B singles, it wouldn't be more representative. Since Kelly's work is so broad, ranging from traditional soul and adult contemporary to outlandish contemporary R&B, one would be better off assembling her/his own set of favorites on a track-by-track basis. This does provide an adequate sampling of Kelly's best work, including "She's Got That Vibe," "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition," "Step in the Name of Love," and "Feelin' Single." Its track list is significantly different compared to that of The World's Greatest, released in the U.K. in 2011, yet both sets are of roughly equal value. ~ Andy Kellman
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - She's Got That Vibe [Radio Edit]
2 - Honey Love [Radio Fade]
3 - Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) [Video Mix]
4 - Sex Me, Pt. 1 [Street Radio Edit]
5 - Bump N' Grind
6 - Your Body's Callin'
7 - You Remind Me of Something
8 - Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
9 - I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) [Radio Edit]
10 - I Believe I Can Fly [Radio Edit]
11 - #!*@ You Tonight
12 - Gotham City
13 - Be Careful
14 - When a Woman's Fed Up
15 - Did You Ever Think [Remix Radio Edit]
16 - If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time [Radio Edit]
17 - I'm Your Angel [Radio Version]
Disc 2:
1 - I Wish
2 - Feelin' on Yo Booty
3 - World's Greatest [Radio Edit]
4 - Ignition
5 - Thoia Thoing
6 - Step in the Name of Love [Radio Edit]
7 - Hotel
8 - Happy People [Radio Edit]
9 - Wonderful
10 - In the Kitchen
11 - Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)
12 - I'm a Flirt [Main Version]
13 - Same Girl
14 - Number One
15 - When a Woman Loves
16 - Love Letter [Radio Edit]
17 - Feelin' Single
18 - U Saved Me [Radio Edit]
1 - She's Got That Vibe [Radio Edit]
2 - Honey Love [Radio Fade]
3 - Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) [Video Mix]
4 - Sex Me, Pt. 1 [Street Radio Edit]
5 - Bump N' Grind
6 - Your Body's Callin'
7 - You Remind Me of Something
8 - Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
9 - I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) [Radio Edit]
10 - I Believe I Can Fly [Radio Edit]
11 - #!*@ You Tonight
12 - Gotham City
13 - Be Careful
14 - When a Woman's Fed Up
15 - Did You Ever Think [Remix Radio Edit]
16 - If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time [Radio Edit]
17 - I'm Your Angel [Radio Version]
Disc 2:
1 - I Wish
2 - Feelin' on Yo Booty
3 - World's Greatest [Radio Edit]
4 - Ignition
5 - Thoia Thoing
6 - Step in the Name of Love [Radio Edit]
7 - Hotel
8 - Happy People [Radio Edit]
9 - Wonderful
10 - In the Kitchen
11 - Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)
12 - I'm a Flirt [Main Version]
13 - Same Girl
14 - Number One
15 - When a Woman Loves
16 - Love Letter [Radio Edit]
17 - Feelin' Single
18 - U Saved Me [Radio Edit]